World Bank Open Data · CC BY 4.0 Some World Bank indicators are published with a lag. The site always shows the latest actually available year for each country and indicator.
RU EN

South Africa
School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Global rank#37out of 147 countries
Go to rankingOpenglobal ranking and map

Historical trend

10695.885.174.563.8198920062023South Africa · 2023: 104.13%South Africa

Analytical takeaways

  • South Africa records 104.13% for School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in 2023, ranking #37 globally out of 147 countries.
  • School enrollment, secondary (% gross) increased from 63.83% in 1989 to 104.13% in 2023, a gain of 40.30%.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

Comparison

Use the comparison tool or canonical pair-vs-pair pages to compare this country on the same indicator.